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Professional Powers: A Study of the Institutionalization of Formal Knowledge
Eliot Freidson
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Description for Professional Powers: A Study of the Institutionalization of Formal Knowledge
Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, xviii, 242 p. BIC Classification: JNA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
"This is an immensely useful book for sociologists working in a wide range of sub-fields. It confirms Freidson's status among the leading exponents of the old Chicago tradition. This book is catholic in its reading, sophisticated in its arguments and cautious in its judgements."—Robert Dingwall, Sociology
"As an attempt to provide a complex, wide-ranging account this book should be essential reading for specialist students, and it should act as a stimulus for the extension of both empirical research and theory."—Alex Faulkner, Sociological Review
"Freidson's book is a concise introduction to the professions, challenging specialists with its puncturing of ... Read more
"This is an immensely useful book for sociologists working in a wide range of sub-fields. It confirms Freidson's status among the leading exponents of the old Chicago tradition. This book is catholic in its reading, sophisticated in its arguments and cautious in its judgements."—Robert Dingwall, Sociology
"As an attempt to provide a complex, wide-ranging account this book should be essential reading for specialist students, and it should act as a stimulus for the extension of both empirical research and theory."—Alex Faulkner, Sociological Review
"Freidson's book is a concise introduction to the professions, challenging specialists with its puncturing of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226262253
SKU
V9780226262253
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